TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. is a quick service restaurant company with more than 30,000 units in over 100 countries and territories. The Company consists of four operating segments: KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and TRICON Restaurants International (TRI). As of year-end 2001, KFC had 5,399 units in the United States, and 6,416 units in 84 countries and territories outside the United States. As of year-end 2001, Pizza Hut operated in 87 countries and territories throughout the world. As of year-end 2001, there were 6,444 Taco Bell units within the United States and 239 units outside of the United States. The international operations of the three TRICON Concepts are consolidated into a separate operating company. TRI has developed global systems and tools designed to improve marketing, operations consistency, product delivery, market planning and development and franchise support capability.

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